World's Most Beautiful RailwaySeason 1 Episode 1

Seventy thousand travellers pass through Waverley station every day and during rush hour over 250 trains come and go to every corner of the UK. But today, crowds have gathered to see the arrival of the Union of South Africa. Built in 1937 and the only member of the ‘A4 class’ of stream-lined steam locomotives still fully operational, this magnificent machine - known as ‘Number 9’ to steam enthusiasts - will journey north, across the Forth Bridge and along Scotland’s east coastal line to Aberdeen, before winding her way back to Edinburgh shortly after sunset.

World's Most Beautiful Railway was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 8 January 2022, 11:20. This episode was initially placed on Thursday 30 April 2020.